I"m often accused of being irreligious, and I suppose it's for this very reason. Whether it's Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Judaism, or any other ism, when a religioin is created on the subtle premise that God withholds his love and you must submit to the system to earn that love, I consider it the worst of corruptions... For centuries, the church has been telling us that if we want God to love us, we need to follow the rules. It's been far more important to focus on the sin problem than the love problem.

Humility is not about having a low self-image or poor self-esteem. Humility is about self-awareness.

Faith is the determination to create with our lives what only our hearts can conceive.

We may not be able to accomplish everything we can dream, but we will not accomplish anything without our dreams

Deeper than our instinct to live is our longing to be alive.

The history of God's people is not a record of God searching for courageous men and women who could handle the task, but God transforming the hearts of cowards and calling them to live courageous lives.

We have to ask ourselves, 'Am I really trying to discern God's will, or determine whether I want to do it?'